Shiloh the Dog



I have a dog named Shiloh,
A furry, loveable guy;
Eleven years old and a tail to be told.
You'll soon know the reason why.

We noticed him limping around.
His face just seemed to say,
"Howl did it all start? Let's do not depart
By seeing the vet today!"

I looked at his face and I said,
It's fur your own good that we go.
"A dog's life is ruff.  A vet knows enough,
More than we ever will know.

We went to the vet that morning.
Poor Shiloh did shake all the way.
The vet checked him out and said with no doubt,
"He will run again one day.

About this poem

Health of a dog

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Written on July 11, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 11, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB XCXC XAXA XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 540
Words 128
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Steve Cochrane

 · 1955 · Cape

A poet since 1971 more…

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